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Miliary aneurysm
An aneurysm that is tiny like a millet seed. Miliary aneurysms tend to affect minute arteries in the brain and, in the eye, in the retina. One of the botanical borrowings by medicine, 'miliary' refers to the millet seed, millet being a…
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Show more- Albino A person with albinism. The term was first applied by the Portuguese to people in West Africa who may have…
- Manometry The measurement of pressure using a device called a manometer. Esophageal manometry is done to measure muscle…
- Magnetic resonance elastography An imaging technique used to measure the elasticity of tissue by gently shaking the tissue in a magnetic…
- Deafness, nonsyndromic A blood clot (thrombus) in a deep vein in the thigh or leg. The clot can break off as an embolus and make its…
- Tendo calcaneus See: Achilles tendon
- Speech therapist An older term for a speech- language pathologist
- Aspiration Removal of a sample of fluid and cells through a needle. Aspiration also refers to the accidental sucking in…
- Acute mountain sickness (AMS) Acute mountain sickness (AMS) is the effect on the body of being in a high altitude environment. AMS is…
- Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National BI): One of the National Institutes of Health in the U.S., the NHLBI's mission is to 'provide leadership for…
- Allergic conjunctivitis Inflammation of the whites of the eyes (the conjunctivae) with itching and redness of the eyes and tearing…
- Shoulder blade The familiar flat triangular bone at the back of the shoulder. Known familiarly as the wingbone or…
- DNA, coding A sequence of DNA that codes for protein. Coding DNA sequences are separated by long regions of DNA called…